Electronic label system for displaying prices in a sale outlet
AssigneeStore Electronic Systems Technologies
InventorsFrancois Berrube, Pierre Legras
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Abstract
An electronic label system for displaying prices in stores comprises a central station and a plurality of distributed electronic labels. The central station provides pricing information to the electronic labels that includes assignment instructions linking a calculated price associated with the labels with a price display area.
Claims22
An electronic label system, in particular for displaying prices in stores, the system comprising a central station and a plurality of distributed electronic labels, together with communication means, in particular wireless communication means, for sending information, in particular price information, from the central station to the labels, wherein each label includes a set of price registers, a set of coefficient registers, a multiplying circuit, and a display including at least two price display areas, and wherein the information sent from the central station to a label includes assignment instructions linking a calculated price equal to the price contained in one of the price registers multiplied by a given coefficient in said multiplying circuit with a given price display area.
An electronic label system, in particular for displaying prices in stores, comprising a central station and a plurality of distributed electronic labels, together with communication means, in particular wireless communication means, for sending information, in particular price information, from the central station to the labels, wherein each label includes a memory, a display and means for controlling the display on the basis of information contained in said memory, and wherein the information sent from the central station to a label is contained in a single message, the message including instructions containing data assigning the content of a particular memory area to a particular display area of the display and time delay data from which the label determines a delayed time from which the assignment is applied.
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